TONIGHT ON ONE NEWS ` SECURITY WARNINGS AFTER CLAIMS OF AN EXTENSIVE PERSONAL DATA HACK. MEDIA WORKS ARE INVESTIGATING THE ALLEGED THEFT AS NAMES AND NUMBERS OF TWO AND A HALF MILLION KIWIS ARE OFFERED FOR SALE ON THE DARK WEB. SHE SAID, 'YOU TWO SHOULD HAVE BOOKED FOUR SEATS. 'YOU SHOULD HAVE BOOKED TWO SEATS EACH.' SHOCKED AND HUMILIATED. TWO PASSENGERS KICKED OFF AN AIR NEW ZEALAND FLIGHT BECAUSE OF THEIR SIZE SPEAK OUT. CLOTHES AS CHEAP AS CHIPS, BUT ARE THE DAYS OF FAST FASHION OVER? AN INTERNATIONAL CRACKDOWN IS WELCOMED BY DESIGNERS HERE. CAPTIONS BY KATE HARRIS AND OTO SEQUEIRA. CAPTIONS WERE MADE WITH THE SUPPORT OF NZ ON AIR. WWW.ABLE.CO.NZ COPYRIGHT ABLE 2024 A MAJOR MEDIA COMPANY IS INVESTIGATING WHAT COULD BE ONE OF THE BIGGEST BREACHES OF PERSONAL DATA EVER IN NEW ZEALAND. THE PEOPLE WHO CLAIM TO HAVE STOLEN INFORMATION FROM MEDIAWORKS SAY THEY HAVE DATA ON NEARLY 2.5 MILLION PEOPLE, AND IT'S UP FOR SALE. HERE'S SIMON MERCEP. MEDIAWORKS DJs APPEAL TO A CROSS SECTION OF THE COMMUNITY. THE ALLEGED DATA BREACH DEALS WITH LISTENERS WHO'VE GONE ONLINE TO ENTER COMPETITIONS. # NA-NA-NA-NA-NA. # IT'S ALSO SAID TO INCLUDE THOSE WHO VOTED ON THE TV SERIES 'THE BLOCK', WHEN MEDIAWORKS OWNED TV3 A FEW YEARS AGO. THE PEOPLE WHO CLAIM TO HAVE BREACHED MEDIAWORKS DATABASE ARE TRYING TO PROFIT FROM IT. A POST ON AN ONLINE FORUM SAYS... IT SAYS... ...WHICH IT CLAIMS INCLUDES... ...AMONG OTHER INFORMATION. THE POSTING ALSO GIVES EXAMPLES OF THE DATA ONE PAGE LISTS COMMENTS APPARENTLY FROM PEOPLE FROM ALL OVER THE COUNTRY WHO'VE ENTERED COMPETITIONS AND SPEAK OF THEIR FAMILY LIFE, AND THEIR LIKES AND DISLIKES. ANOTHER PAGE LISTS NAMES AND CONTACT INFORMATION. IT'S NOT A LIST OF TWO MILLION-PLUS PEOPLE; IT APPEARS TO BE A SAMPLE OF SEVERAL HUNDRED. WE SPOKE TO AN EXPERT WHO PROVIDES CYBERSECURITY ADVICE TO LOCAL BUSINESS. IT IS REALLY A SERIOUS INCIDENT, BUT FROM THE TYPE OF INFORMATION THAT HAS BEEN SHARED, I DON'T BELIEVE IT'S A COMPLETE COMPROMISE OF MEDIAWORKS. I THINK IT'S AN ISOLATED SERVER THEY GOT ACCESS TO. THEY'RE CLAIMING TO HAVE INFORMATION ON 2.4 MILLION CITIZENS. HOW COULD THAT POSSIBLY BE? SOME INFORMATION ARE FROM MARCH THIS YEAR, BUT IT COULD WELL BE THAT THIS INFORMATION GOES BACK MANY YEARS. THE DATA ALLEGEDLY STOLEN DOESN'T INCLUDE BANK ACCOUNT OR CREDIT CARD DETAILS, BUT NETSAFE SAYS IT'S STILL POTENTIALLY USEFUL FOR SCAMMERS. BECAUSE CAN BE USED TO CREATE IDENTITY THEFT. SO, THE MORE PERSONAL INFORMATION THAT'S AVAILABLE ONLINE, THE MORE IT'S AVAILABLE TO SCAMMERS. MEDIAWORKS SAYS IT BECAME AWARE OF CLAIMS OF A 'CYBER SECURITY INCIDENT' LAST NIGHT WHICH DID INVOLVE DATA FROM WEBSITE COMPETITION ENTRIES. IT SAID IT'S INVESTIGATING WITH THE SUPPORT OF EXTERNAL EXPERTS. IN THE MEANTIME, CURRENT COMPETITION ENTRIES HAVE BEEN MOVED TO A NEW SECURE DATABASE. SIMON, WHAT'S THE ADVICE FOR PEOPLE WHO THINK THEY MAY HAVE BEEN CAUGHT UP IN THIS? THE EXPERTS I SPOKE TO REALLY EMPHASISE HOW IMPORTANT IT IS TO BE VIGILANT OVER TEXTS OR CALLS WHERE YOU ARE ASKED FOR FINANCIAL AND THE NATION, INFORMATION, OR TO PAY FOR SOMETHING OVER THE PHONE. THEY SAY TO TAKE EXTRA CARE OVER THE NEXT WEEK OR SO. IF YOU ARE UNSURE ABOUT A MESSAGE, YOU CAN CHECK BACK WITH THE COMPANY, BUT USE CONTACT INFORMATION FROM THEIR OFFICIAL WEBSITE. KEEP PRIVACY SETTINGS ARE STRONG, UPDATE SOFTWARE, AND MEDIA WORKS SAY THEY ARE STILL INVESTIGATING, AND WILL PROVIDE UPDATES ON THEIR WEBSITE. TWO NORTHLAND WOMEN SAY THEY WERE LEFT STRANDED AFTER BEING REMOVED FROM AN AIR NEW ZEALAND FLIGHT FOR BEING TOO BIG. THE WOMEN CLAIM THEY WERE TOLD BY A FLIGHT ATTENDANT THEY SHOULD'VE PURCHASED TWO SEATS EACH, RATHER THAN ONE AND WERE LEFT FEELING ASHAMED AND EMBARRASSED. HELEN CASTLES HAS MORE. PASSENGERS HAD JUST BOARDED THIS NAPIER TO AUCKLAND FLIGHT, BUT IT WASN'T GOING ANYWHERE. ON THE WAY OUT, MIND YOUR HEAD. THEY WERE TOLD TO DISEMBARK, ANGEL HARDING WAS ON BOARD. MORENA EVERYBODY. SHE SAYS, MOMENTS BEFORE, A FLIGHT ATTENDANT HAD ATTEMPTED TO PUT HER ARMREST DOWN, A REQUIREMENT FOR TAKEOFF. SHE WAS SLAMMING THE ARMREST INTO THE BACK OF MY ARM, AND I KIND OF WAS IN SHOCK, AND I MOVED FORWARD. AND SHE STARTED, UM, YELLING TO ME THAT THE PILOT CAN'T TAKE OFF UNLESS ALL THE ARMRESTS ARE DOWN AND THEN NEXT MINUTE SHE HAD MADE AN ANNOUNCEMENT THAT THERE WAS AN INCONVENIENCE. WE'RE THE INCONVENIENCE. THE CRASH WORTHINESS OF THE SEAT IS ALWAYS A PARAMOUNT CONSIDERATION FOR EVERY AIRLINE. SO THAT WILL, TO A DEGREE, UM, DRIVE THEIR POLICIES. ANGEL AND HER TWO COLLEAGUES HAD BOARDED THE Q300 AIRCRAFT AFTER ATTENDING A HUI IN HASTINGS. SHE SAID 'YOU TWO SHOULD HAVE BOOKED FOUR SEATS. 'YOU SHOULD HAVE BOOKED TWO SEATS EACH.' BUT WE DIDN'T HAVE A PROBLEM COMING DOWN AT ALL. WE CAME FROM KERIKERI TO AUCKLAND. AND AUCKLAND TO NAPIER AIR NEW ZEALAND WOULDN'T BE INTERVIEWED, BUT ISSUED A STATEMENT SAYING IT'S COMMITTED TO TREATING ALL CUSTOMERS WITH RESPECT AND DIGNITY AND APOLOGISES FOR THE CUSTOMER'S INCONSISTENT EXPERIENCE. THE WOMEN WERE TOLD THE NEXT AVAILABLE FLIGHT WASN'T UNTIL SUNDAY, TWO DAYS LATER AIR NEW ZEALAND OFFERED TO PUT THEM UP IN ACCOMMODATION, BUT A PROMINENT KAUMATUA SAW THE WOMAN IN DISTRESS AND INTERVENED. THEY WERE ON A FLIGHT HOME SEVERAL HOURS LATER. AVIATION COMMENTATOR IRENE KING SAYS IT'S A SENSITIVE ISSUE THAT'S ADDRESSED DIFFERENTLY WORLDWIDE. SOME AIRLINES AROUND THE GLOBE WILL ENCOURAGE LARGER PEOPLE TO BUY A SEAT NEXT DOOR SO THAT THAT THAT SEAT'S EMPTY. IN NEW ZEALAND, WE DON'T HAVE ANY PRESCRIPTIVE LEGISLATION. AIR NEW ZEALAND SAYS THEY RECOMMEND CUSTOMERS WHO REQUIRE ADDITIONAL SPACE GET IN TOUCH BEFORE THEIR FLIGHT. ANGEL HARDING AND HER FRIEND ARE NOW SEEKING COMPENSATION FOR HURT, HUMILIATION AND TRAUMA. HELEN CASTLES, 1NEWS. BOEING HAS TOLD OPERATORS OF 787 DREAMLINER AIRCRAFT TO CHECK ALL PILOT SEATS FOLLOWING THE LATAM AIRLINES TRANS TASMAN FLIGHT THAT LEFT 50 PASSENGERS INJURED. THE WALL STREET JOURNAL HAS REPORTED A FLIGHT ATTENDANT ACCIDENTALLY HIT A SWITCH ON A PILOT'S SEAT WHICH PUSHED THE PILOT INTO CONTROLS, FORCING DOWN THE PLANE'S NOSE. WHILE THE INVESTIGATION CONTINUES, BOEING SAYS IT'S RELEASED THE MAINTENANCE MESSAGE AS A PRECAUTION. AIR NEW ZEALAND HAS 14 BOEING 787 PLANES IN OPERATION. LONDON POLICE ARE BEING SUED OVER FAILURES RELATING TO THE DEATH OF NEW ZEALAND BORN POLICE OFFICER, MATT RATANA, KILLED IN 2020. MATT RATANA WAS SHOT DEAD WHILE WORKING AT A CROYDON CUSTODY CENTRE BY A SUSPECT WHO'D HIDDEN A GUN FROM ARRESTING OFFICERS. HIS PARTNER SUE BUSBY TOLD BRITISH MEDIA SHE BELIEVES RATANA WOULD STILL BE ALIVE IF A PROPER SEARCH HAD BEEN CARRIED OUT. THE METROPOLITAN POLICE SAY THEY'VE RECEIVED A CIVIL CLAIM. SURVIVORS, POLITICIANS, AND FAMILY MEMBERS MARKED THE FIFTH ANNIVERSARY OF THE CHRISTCHURCH TERROR ATTACKS. WITH A SPECIAL COMMEMORATION SERVICE AT AL NOOR MOSQUE. 44 PEOPLE WERE KILLED AT AL NOOR MOSQUE AND SEVEN AT THE LINWOOD ISLAMIC CENTRE. RYAN BOSWELL WAS AT THE EVENT LAST NIGHT. A MOMENT OF JOY IN A SEA OF GRIEF. THANK YOU ALL FOR BEING HERE TODAY. I KNOW IT'S NOT EASY. CHRISTCHURCH'S AL NOOR MOSQUE, WHERE THE LIVES OF LOVED ONES WERE TAKEN FIVE YEARS AGO. IT IS JUST A BIT OF A CHALLENGE FOR ME TO ACTUALLY STILL BE IN THIS ROOM. A COMMUNITY STANDING SHOULDER TO SHOULDER UNDER THE WEIGHT OF THEIR SHARED HISTORY. AS A SURVIVOR, MY HEART CARRIES THE IMPRINTS OF THOSE MOMENTS, JUST AS OUR COLLECTIVE MEMORY BEARS THE INDELIBLE MARK OF A TRAGEDY THAT SHOCKED OUR NATION AND THE WORLD. AMONG THOSE PAYING THEIR RESPECTS, THE FIRST RESPONDERS, THE CORONER WHO LED THE INQUIRY INTO MARCH 15TH, CIVIC LEADERS PAST AND PRESENT, AS WELL AS THE PRIME MINISTER. WE SHARE YOUR SORROW. AND IF THIS HALL WERE LARGE ENOUGH, I KNOW THAT THERE WOULD BE MILLIONS OF OTHER NEW ZEALANDERS WHO WOULD BE EQUALLY HONOURED TO BE HERE WITH YOU ALL TONIGHT. SARA QASEM'S FATHER, ABDUL, LOST HIS LIFE THAT DAY, PROTECTING HIS FRIENDS FROM THE GUNMAN. THE JOURNEY OF HEALING HAS BEEN BY NO MEANS LINEAR. BUT HERE WE WERE, AND HERE WE ARE. STRIVING FOR HOPE. CHALLENGING HATE AND ASPIRING FOR PEACE IS WHAT SHE WANTS TO SEE IN NEW ZEALAND. I PRAY THAT WE NEVER STOP ASKING THESE QUESTIONS, EVEN WHEN WE ARE CERTAIN WE HAVE DONE ALL THAT WE CAN, AND ESPECIALLY WHEN WE ARE CERTAIN THAT WE HAVE DONE ALL THAT WE CAN. AND FOR SURVIVORS LIKE SAMI ADEEB... THE UNWAVERING MANAAKITANGA WE HAVE RECEIVED FUELS OUR COLLECTIVE RESILIENCE. IT HAS TURNED TEARS INTO A RIVER OF SOLIDARITY. AS THE SACRED MONTH OF RAMADAN IS OBSERVED, IT'S A TIME FOR FAITH, WORSHIP AND REFLECTION AS THOUGHTS LINGER ON OUR DARKEST DAY. RYAN BOSWELL, 1NEWS. WELLINGTON WATER'S HAD TO REPAIR A BURST PIPE IN THE INNER CITY FOR THE SECOND TIME IN AS MANY DAYS AS THE CAPITAL'S WATER WOES CONTINUE. LOCALS MADE LIGHT OF THE LARGE LEAK ON ARO STREET, ONE OF MORE THAN 200 REPAIRED ACROSS THE CITY IN THE PAST WEEK ALONE. UPGRADING WELLINGTON'S AGEING PIPES IS ESTIMATED TO COST SEVERAL BILLION DOLLARS OVER THE NEXT DECADE, WITH COUNCILS STILL GRAPPLING WITH HOW TO PAY FOR IT. AND TOMORROW, 1NEWS LAUNCHES A SERIES CALLED WATER WOES. WHERE JOHN CAMPBELL INVESTIGATES THE STATE OF THE COUNTRY'S WATER INFRASTRUCTURE. KIWI-MADE CLOTHING BRANDS WOULD LIKE TO SEE AN OVERSEAS MOVE TO CRACKDOWN ON SO-CALLED 'FAST FASHION' IMPLEMENTED HERE. IN FRANCE, LAWS ARE BEING INTRODUCED WHERE COMPANIES WILL HAVE TO DETAIL THE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT OF THEIR CLOTHING PRODUCTS AND FACE FINES IF THEY DON'T MAKE THE GRADE. CORAZON MILLER REPORTS. FRANCE IS HOME TO SOME OF THE OLDEST AND FINEST FASHION HOUSES. THINK HERMES, DIOR, AND YVES-SAINT LAURENT. BUT LAWMAKERS SAY THE PURITY OF FRANCE'S CLOTHING INDUSTRY AND THE ENVIRONMENT IS UNDER THREAT FROM THE MASS INFLUX OF CHEAP, IMPORTED GOODS. (SPEAKS FRENCH) TRANSLATOR: WE HAVE AN ENVIRONMENTAL, SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC CATASTROPHE. A LIST OF FRENCH BRANDS THAT HAVE CRUMBLED IN THE FACE OF FAST FASHION. SO, IN A WORLD FIRST, THEY'VE PASSED A BILL IN FRANCE'S LOWER HOUSE WHICH, IF PASSED BY ITS SENATE, WILL SEE ADVERTISING FOR CHEAP CLOTHES BANNED, AND AN ENVIRONMENTAL CHARGE FOR LOW-COST ITEMS INTRODUCED. A FEE OF FIVE EUROS PER ITEM COULD BE IMPOSED FROM NEXT YEAR. TRANSLATOR: FRANCE IS DOING ITS PART, SENDING A SIGNAL TO SAY THE TIME FOR NAIVETE, FOR SACRIFICING OUR TEXTILE INDUSTRY, IS BEHIND US. (SPEAKS FRENCH) TRANSLATOR: IT'LL PRESERVE OUR BIODIVERSITY, OUR FRENCH KNOWLEDGE, AND OUR ARTISANS, WHO WORK HARD DAY AND NIGHT TO CREATE SUSTAINABLE CLOTHING. COMPANIES LIKE SHEIN AND TEMU, WHICH ARE ALSO AVAILABLE HERE IN NEW ZEALAND, WILL HAVE TO DISCLOSE THE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT OF THEIR PRODUCTS. A TARIFF LIKE THE ONE FRANCE IS PROPOSING IS IN SOME CASES WORTH MORE THAN THE PRODUCT ITSELF. THE FIVE EURO FEE, WHICH IS CLOSE TO AROUND NZ$10, IS MORE THAN THE PRICE OF THIS $5 PURSE AND THIS $7 SHOULDER BAG. IT'S A MOVE KIWI ARTISANS WOULD WELCOME TOO. IT'S A FANTASTIC INITIATIVE. IT IS, IN A WAY, A SUPPORT OF WHAT WE HAVE ALWAYS BELIEVED IN AND BEEN ABOUT, WHICH IS MAKING LOCALLY, AND FOR US, THAT MEANS 100% MADE IN NEW ZEALAND. NEW ZEALAND MADE BRANDS OFFER THAT TRANSPARENCY. WE CAN SEE A PRODUCT FROM RAW MATERIAL INTO A FINISHED GARMENT, AND THAT WAY, WE KNOW IT'S PRODUCED SUSTAINABLY. THE POLICY'S NOT SOMETHING THE GOVERNMENT'S CURRENTLY LOOKING AT, BUT THE ENVIRONMENT MINISTER'S OPEN TO FURTHER DISCUSSIONS WITH RETAILERS ON THE MATTER. CORAZON MILLER, 1 NEWS. FORGET BEYONCE, THE RENAISSANCE MAKING SOME NOISE IN AUCKLAND TODAY WAS IN PIPEBAND MUSIC, WHICH IS ENJOYING A SURGE IN POPULARITY. HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE ARE PARTICIPATING IN THE NATIONAL PIPEBAND CHAMPIONSHIPS THIS WEEKEND. WITH AN INFLUX OF YOUNGER PEOPLE PICKING UP THE PIPES AND DRUMS. BAG PIPES, DRUMS, AND KILTS PROUDLY ON DISPLAY. THE STIRRING DRONE OF SCOTLAND ECHOING THROUGH THE STREETS OF AUCKLAND. HOW ARE YOU FEELING ABOUT TODAY? GOOD, GOOD. LOTS OF NERVES, LOTS OF EXCITEMENT. IT'S REALLY GREAT TO BE BACK AT A NATIONALS AGAIN. THERE'S SO MANY DIFFERENT COLOURS AND KILTS AND ALL SORTS OF OLD FOLKS YOU HAVEN'T CAUGHT UP WITH IN A LONG TIME. MONTHS OF PRACTICE AND PREPARATION, ALL COMING DOWN TO THIS. IT WAS A GOOD RUN OUT ON THE BOARD, HOPEFULLY THE JUDGES THINK SO TOO. WE ARE FEELING GOOD, BUT WE'VE GOT REALLY REALLY TOUGH COMPETITION. MORE THAN FIFTY GROUPS ARE COMPETING IN THIS YEARS CHAMPIONSHIP. WITH BANDS TRAVELLING FROM ACROSS THE COUNTRY, AND EVEN ACROSS THE DITCH, TO TAKE PART IN THE EVENT. IT'S THE GLUE THAT HOLDS US ALL TOGETHER, IT ALSO IS A CHANCE TO TEST OURSELVES AGAINST OUR PEERS. EACH BAND, JUDGED BY SOME OF THE BEST IN THE BUSINESS. THE COMPETITION HERE WOULD BE AS GOOD AS ANYWHERE ELSE IN THE WORLD AND THERE ARE WORLD CLASS PERFORMANCES HAPPENING OUT THERE. FOR EDDIE EELES, IT'S A SPECIAL OCCASION. HIS FINAL PERFORMANCE AFTER BEING A DRUM MAJOR FOR SIXTY YEARS. I'VE GOT MIXED FEELINGS, ACTUALLY, WITH IT BEING MY LAST PARADE, I'VE SPENT A LOT OF TIME IN BANDS. BUT AS EDDIE MARCHES OUT, A NEW GENERATION OF PEOPLE ARE MARCHING IN. MY DADS A PIPER, MY MUMS A PIPER. IT'S THE UNIQUENESS, IT'S THE COMRADERY BETWEEN OUR GROUP, GETTING A REALLY COOL TEAM TOGETHER. THERE'S A RENAISSANCE, AND WE ARE GETTING MORE AND MORE YOUNG PEOPLE COMING IN TO PIPEBANDS ACROSS THE COUNTRY AND THAT'S GREAT. A TREND THEY HOPE WILL CONTINUE, SO THIS SCOTTISH TRADITION CAN LIVE ON. ISOBEL PRASAD, 1NEWS. JUST AHEAD, A TORNADO-SPAWNING STORM SYSTEM HITS MULTIPLE AMERICAN STATES. WHY THE TIME OF DAY THESE TWISTERS HIT MADE THEM EVEN MORE TERRIFYING. PLUS, IT'S A SIMPLE IDEA. HOW THESE SCIENTISTS BELIEVE POURING WATER ON THE MELTING ARCTIC ICE CAP MIGHT JUST SAVE IT. IT'S BEEN A TERRIFYING NIGHT FOR MILLIONS OF AMERICANS AS MORE THAN A DOZEN TORNADOES RIPPED THROUGH THE CENTRAL U.S., KILLING AT LEAST THREE PEOPLE. HUNDREDS OF BUILDINGS WERE DAMAGED AND DOZENS OF PEOPLE LEFT INJURED, AS THE ABC'S ALEX PRESHA REPORTS. OH NO! A DESPERATE SEARCH FOR SURVIVORS AFTER THAT DEADLY NIGHT-TIME TORNADO OUTBREAK. (SIREN WAILS) 14 CONFIRMED TORNADOES, CUTTING A PATH OF DESTRUCTION ACROSS SEVEN STATES. AT LEAST THREE PEOPLE KILLED, DOZENS INJURED. THOSE THREE DEATHS ALL IN LOGAN COUNTY, OHIO, WHERE AN EF 3 TORNADO WITH WINDS OF AT LEAST 136MPH TORE NEIGHBOURHOODS APART. HERE IN THIS LAKE COMMUNITY, YOU REALLY GET A SENSE OF JUST HOW POWERFUL THIS STORM WAS. IT DIDN'T JUST SNAP TREES OVER HERE. IT ALSO COMPLETELY FLIPPED THIS PONTOON BOAT. THIS PART SHOULD BE ALL RIGHT... BLAINE SCHMIDT SHOWING US WHAT'S LEFT OF HIS LAKEVIEW HOME. SCHMIDT RIDING OUT THE TORNADO IN HIS BATHTUB. TONIGHT THANKFUL HIS WIFE AND TWO SONS WEREN'T HOME. IT'S JUST UNREAL. IT'S UNREAL. BUT YOU STILL HAVE YOUR FAMILY? YEAH, MY FAMILY'S` EVERYTHING IMPORTANT TO ME'S STILL HERE. THE TORNADO'S FURY ON FULL DISPLAY. TERRIFYING NEW VIDEO SHOWING TWIN FUNNELS TOUCHING DOWN NEAR HANCOCK COUNTY, OHIO. MORE THAN 100 HOMES DAMAGED OR DESTROYED ACROSS INDIANA. AND IN SOUTHERN ARKANSAS, MORE THAN HALF A FOOT OF RAIN SPARKING LIFE THREATENING FLASH FLOODING. BACK IN OHIO, VOLUNTEERS AND FIRST RESPONDERS NOW HELPING THE RECOVERY EFFORT. AUTHORITIES SAY REBUILDING HERE WILL TAKE TIME. WITH SOME AREAS OF LOGAN COUNTY STILL UNREACHABLE, THE DEATH TOLL COULD RISE FURTHER. UNLOADING THE FIRST SHIPMENT OF AID TO GAZA BY SEA HAS BEEN SLOWED BY BAD WEATHER. 200 TONS OF AID WILL BE TRANSPORTED TO SHORE FROM A SPANISH SHIP OFF THE COAST TO A TEMPORARY JETTY. IT'S PART OF A TRIAL TO SEE IF AID CAN BE DELIVERED EFFECTIVELY BY SEA. ONLY TWO CRATES WERE UNLOADED BEFORE THE WEATHER HALTED EFFORTS. MEANWHILE, ISRAEL'S MILITARY HAS REFUTED THE HAMAS-RUN HEALTH MINISTRY'S CLAIMS THAT 20 PEOPLE WERE KILLED BY ISRAELI FORCES IN CENTRAL GAZA YESTERDAY WHILE WAITING FOR AID. THE IDF'S RELEASED AERIAL FOOTAGE IT SAYS SHOWS ARMED PALESTINIANS OPENING FIRE ON CROWDS AN HOUR BEFORE ISRAELI TROOPS ESCORTED AN AID CONVOY THROUGH THE AREA. EIGHT PEOPLE HAVE BEEN ARRESTED IN RUSSIA FOR VANDALISING POLLING STATIONS ON THE FIRST DAY OF VOTING IN PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS. (SHOUTING) IN THE UNPRECEDENTED STRING OF ATTACKS ACROSS RUSSIA, FIRES WERE SET INSIDE VOTING CENTRES, WITH ARSONISTS QUICKLY DETAINED. IN ANOTHER INCIDENT, A WOMAN POURS INK INTO A BALLOT BOX. VOTING IS TAKING PLACE OVER THREE DAYS, AND WITH NO CREDIBLE OPPONENT TO FACE VLADIMIR PUTIN, TURNOUT IS CURRENTLY A LITTLE OVER 23%. THE AREA COVERED BY SEA ICE IN THE ARCTIC CIRCLE IS SHRINKING AS THE WORLD GETS WARMER. SO A TEAM OF INTERNATIONAL SCIENTISTS IS CARRYING OUT AN EXPERIMENT TO THICKEN THE ICE BY POURING SALT WATER ON IT. THE BBC'S PALLAB GHOSH EXPLAINS. IT'S SUCH A SIMPLE IDEA THAT IT'S SURPRISING THAT NO ONE'S TRIED IT BEFORE. THE TEAM HERE ARE PUMPING SEAWATER ON TOP OF THE ICE SO THAT IT FREEZES AND THICKENS. THE AIM IS TO STOP, MAYBE EVEN REVERSE, THE LOSS OF ARCTIC SEA ICE CAUSED BY CLIMATE CHANGE. WE ARE PUMPING AROUND 1000 LITRES PER MINUTE OF SEAWATER. TODAY WE'LL ADD AN EXTRA LAYER, SO WE'LL ADD PROBABLY ANOTHER 5cm TO 10cm OF ICE THICKNESS IN THIS AREA. THIS WAS THE EXTENT OF THE ARCTIC SEA ICE IN SEPTEMBER 1979. ITS SHARP DECLINE SINCE THEN IS ALARMING. SO COULD THICKENING THE ICE STOP THIS TREND? IF NOT, POLAR BEARS AND OTHER ARCTIC SEA CREATURES WILL LOSE THEIR HOMES, AND THE REST OF THE WORLD WILL BE WORSE OFF BECAUSE THE SEA ICE IS THE AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM FOR THE ENTIRE PLANET. THIS IS THE CENTRE FOR CLIMATE REPAIR. RESEARCHERS HERE ARE ASSESSING WHETHER THE ICE THICKENING WILL WORK AND CAN BE IMPLEMENTED ACROSS THE ARCTIC IN A WAY THAT'S AFFORDABLE AND PRACTICAL. IF WE JUST ALLOW THE SEA ICE TO GO, THE ARCTIC OCEAN BECOMES ONE OF OUR GREATEST HEAT ABSORBERS RATHER THAN ONE OF OUR GREATEST HEAT REFLECTORS. WE LET IT GO, THINGS ARE GOING TO GET EVEN WORSE. WE'VE GOT TO TRY AND FIX THAT. HIS TEAM IS ALSO WORKING WITH AUSTRALIAN RESEARCHERS, WHO ARE TRYING TO REDUCE TEMPERATURES BY SPRAYING SALT PARTICLES INTO THE CLOUDS TO MAKE THEM BRIGHTER, AND SO REFLECTING THE SUN'S HEAT BACK INTO SPACE. THE IDEA OF REPAIRING THE CLIMATE IS A CONTROVERSIAL ONE. IF YOU CAN FIX THE DAMAGE, SO THE ARGUMENT GOES, THEN IT'S A GREEN LIGHT FOR COUNTRIES NOT TO REDUCE THEIR EMISSIONS QUICKLY ENOUGH. BUT THE RESEARCHERS HERE BELIEVE THAT THE SITUATION IS SO DIRE THAT THERE'S NO ALTERNATIVE BUT TO DO BOTH. (SAW BUZZES) THE RESEARCHERS EXPECT TO KNOW BY NEXT YEAR WHETHER THEIR ICE THICKENING HAS THE POTENTIAL TO FIX THE ARCTIC AND BUY A LITTLE MORE TIME TO REDUCE GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS. IF FUNDING ALLOWS THE ICE THICKENING EXPERIMENT TO BE SCALED UP, THE NEXT STEP WILL BE TO COVER 100km2 OF ICE IN CANADA'S ARCTIC. ME U TONU MEI. DOZENS OF NEW ZEALAND SOLDIERS JOIN THEIR AMERICAN COUNTERPARTS TO TEST OUT THE LATEST TECH. THERE'S A LEVEL OF RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT BEHIND IT THAT WE JUST CAN'T REPLICATE. WE GO INSIDE CALIFORNIA'S CAMP PENDLETON. THEN... A GOLD MEDAL FOR NEW ZEALAND. OUR NEWSMAKER BARBARA KENDALL REFLECTS ON A GOLDEN OLYMPIC MOMENT, AND BECOMING WORLD FAMOUS IN NEW ZEALAND. A NICE DAY FOR MOST ` AUCKLAND HITTING 20 DEGREES. WELLINGTON, AN EQUALLY GORGEOUS DAY. 17 FOR YOU. AFTER SPORT, FIND OUT IF YOU'LL BE REACHING FOR AN EXTRA LAYER TONIGHT. DOZENS OF NEW ZEALAND SOLDIERS ARE PARTICIPATING IN A HUGE U.S. ARMY PROJECT TO TEST NEW WAYS OF WAGING WAR. ARMY BOSSES SAY IT'LL HELP OUR SOLDIERS PREPARE FOR FUTURE CHALLENGES. OUR U.S. CORRESPONDENT LOGAN CHURCH GOT AN EXCLUSIVE INVITATION TO ATTEND. ON THE COAST OF CALIFORNIA AT THIS HUGE U.S. ARMY BASE, THE FUTURE OF WAR IS BEING DESIGNED. THIS IS WHAT'S KNOWN AS CONVERGENCE, A U.S. ARMY PROJECT TO GET FASTER, MORE EFFICIENT, AND MAKE BETTER USE OF ITS ALLIES, INCLUDING NEW ZEALAND. IF DETERRENCE FAILS, AND AN ADVERSARY INITIATES CONTACT, WE WILL STAND TOGETHER, SHOULDER TO SHOULDER WITH ALL OF OUR PARTNERS, ALLIES AND FRIENDS, OF WHICH NEW ZEALAND IS ONE OF THE MOST VALUED. FROM INSTANT COMMUNICATION TO MISSILE DRONES THAT FLY THEMSELVES. THIS UNIT CAN BE AIR LAUNCHED FROM A FIXED WING ROTARY WING AS WELL AS STRATOSPHERIC PLATFORMS, AND IT CAN CARRY ABOUT 12 POUNDS OF PAYLOAD. 1 NEWS WAS INVITED TO THE CAMP TO SEE IT ALL IN ACTION. IT'S A MILITARY PLAYGROUND TO TEST ANYTHING AND EVERYTHING. THIS IS A BIG DRONE. ABOUT 30 KIWI SOLDIERS ARE HERE TOO. THE AMERICANS DEVOTE A HUGE AMOUNT OF RESOURCES TO THIS ACTIVITY. THERE'S A LEVEL OF RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT BEHIND IT THAT WE JUST CAN'T REPLICATE. ALL THIS NEW MILITARY TECH HAS BEEN TESTED IN A WORLD THAT'S INCREASINGLY VOLATILE. THE AMERICAN MILITARY HAS BEEN PULLED IN MORE DIRECTIONS THAN EVER, AND NEW ZEALAND CAN'T AFFORD TO STAY ON THE SIDELINES. EXACTLY HOW WE SHOULD GET INVOLVED IN GLOBAL SECURITY IS STILL OPEN FOR DEBATE, BUT FOR THE AMERICANS, THIS WORK IS URGENT. OUR DEFENCE FORCE CURRENTLY HAS SIX SOLDIERS DEPLOYED IN THE MIDDLE EAST, IN A U.S.-LED COALITION AGAINST THE HOUTHI, AND TENSIONS RATCHETING UP IN THE PACIFIC BETWEEN THE BIG POWERS. WE NEED TO KNOW WHAT THEY HAVE, AND THEY NEED TO KNOW WE HAVE. THE NZDF IS RAPIDLY TRYING TO MODERNISE AND RECOVER FROM LOSING PEOPLE AND SKILLS DURING THE PANDEMIC. BUT ONE OF THE KEY OUTPUTS REQUIRED OF THE NEW ZEALAND DEFENCE FORCE IS TO BE AVAILABLE TO DEPLOY, SHOULD OUR GOVERNMENT CHOOSE TO DO SO, IN OUR NATION'S INTEREST ANYWHERE AROUND THE WORLD. AND THAT'S WHAT PART OF THIS IS ABOUT. A WORLD CHANGING QUICKLY, WHERE PREPARATION COULD PROVE CRUCIAL. LOGAN CHURCH, 1 NEWS, CAMP PENDLETON. OUR NEXT NEWSMAKER HAS COLLECTED THE FULL SET OF OLYMPIC MEDALS. WINDSURFER BARBARA KENDALL WAS OUR ONLY GOLD MEDALLIST IN THE 1992 BARCELONA GAMES IN HER SPORT'S FIRST EVER YEAR IN THE OLYMPICS. ALL UP, SHE ACHIEVED THREE PODIUM FINISHES IN FIVE DIFFERENT GAMES BEFORE GOING ON TO REPRESENT FELLOW ATHLETES AT THE HIGHEST LEVEL. WE TALKED TO HER ABOUT THE MEDAL THAT STARTED IT ALL. (UPBEAT MUSIC) YEAH, SO, YOU'RE GOING TO SHOW US THE HARDWARE. YES, SO, THAT'S THE GOLD MEDAL FROM BARCELONA. I'VE HAD TO HAVE IT RE-DIPPED BECAUSE THE GOLD ON THE OUTSIDE OF THE METAL HAD GOT WORN OFF BY PEOPLE HANDLING IT. WOW. COS EVERYONE WOULD WANT TO, RIGHT? YEAH, BUT BECAUSE IT WAS THE ONLY GOLD MEDAL THAT YEAR. IT SORT OF WENT EVERYWHERE WITH ME. SO, WHEN YOU LOOK AT THEM, IS THERE ONE THAT MEANS THE MOST? PROBABLY BARCELONA, WHICH IS QUITE CLICHED, BUT BECAUSE, OBVIOUSLY, IT'S GOLD, BUT, UM... THAT SORT OF STARTED OFF EVERYTHING. YEAH. YOU KNOW? IT WAS... IT WAS` THAT WAS SORT OF LIKE LAUNCHING INTO A WHOLE NEW SPHERE OF WHAT, YOU KNOW, ONCE YOU WON, IT CHANGED MY LIFE. COMMENTATOR: BARBARA KENDALL, CONGRATULATIONS. A GOLD MEDAL FOR NEW ZEALAND. A GOLDEN MOMENT, EVEN IF IT TOOK BARBARA KENDALL A BEAT TO REALISE. IT WASN'T UNTIL I CROSS THE FINISH LINE I WENT, HMM, I THINK I MIGHT HAVE WON. (LAUGHS) I REALLY DIDN'T HAVE AN IDEA UNTIL ALL THE HORNS WENT OFF. AND THEN IT TURNED INTO CHAOS. AN AMAZING VICTORY, ESPECIALLY AS SHE HAD BROKEN HER WRIST IN THE LEAD-UP TO THE GAMES AND TOLD SHE MIGHT NEVER WINDSURF AGAIN. BUT FORTUNATELY, I DIDN'T BELIEVE HER. ONLY DISASTER COULD HAVE DENIED HER THE GOLD. A FEW HEARTS STOPPED WHEN SHE HIT A MARK AND HAD TO DO TWO PENALTY TURNS, BUT THE QUEEN OF THE BOARDS TURNED ON THE SPEED TO GUARANTEE GOLD. BY THE LAST RACE, SHE NEEDED TO PLACE AT LEAST SIXTH TO WIN. I DO REMEMBER MY COACH, GRANT BECK, COMING TO ME THE MORNING OF THE RACE ` THE FINAL RACE ` AND SAID, 'BARBARA, YOU NEED TO GET THREE PLACES 'IN FRONT OF THE CHINESE, TWO PLACES IN FRONT OF THE DUTCH, 'SIX PLACES IN THIS, AND YOU HAVE TO BEAT THIS PERSON 'AND TRY AND COVER THIS PERSON.' I WENT, 'I'M NOT GOING TO DO THAT. I CAN'T REMEMBER THAT. 'THAT'S NOT HOW I OPERATE.' I'M JUST GOING TO GO OUT AND JUST SAIL THE BEST THAT I CAN. I THINK I MUST HAVE HAD A, UM, OUTBOARD MOTOR ON THE BOTTOM OF MY BOARD OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT. REPRESENTANDO A NUEVA ZELANDA, BARBARA KENDALL. (CHEERING) NEW ZEALAND HADN'T HAD A FEMALE GOLD MEDALLIST SINCE LONG JUMPER YVETTE WILLIAMS 40 YEARS BEFORE. WITH HER INFECTIOUS SMILE AND LAID-BACK ATTITUDE, BARBARA WAS A QUICK FAN FAVE. AT WHAT POINT DID YOU THINK, 'OH, I COULD BE WORLD FAMOUS IN NEW ZEALAND HERE?' I DIDN'T REALISE THAT AT ALL, EVEN AFTER I'D WON THE GOLD MEDAL. AND I REMEMBER, YOU KNOW, DOING LOTS OF TELEVISION INTERVIEWS, BUT I HAD NO COMPREHENSION OF THE IMPACT OF ALL OF THAT UNTIL WE GOT HOME. OFF THE PLANE AND STRAIGHT TO A TICKER TAPE PARADE DOWN QUEEN ST. COMPLETELY AND TOTALLY MIND BLOWING. AND WHEN I SEE PHOTOGRAPHS OF THAT NOW, OR THERE MAY BE SOME TELEVISION FOOTAGE OF THAT, I'M COMPLETELY OVERWHELMED. I'M LIKE, THAT WAS ME? (CHUCKLES) IT WAS VERY HUGE, A HUGE MOMENT. BUT BARBARA WASN'T DONE. THE SMILE'S JUST THE SAME, EVEN THOUGH THE MEDAL'S A DIFFERENT COLOUR FOR BARBARA KENDALL. A SILVER IN ATLANTA GAVE HER IDEAS FOR SYDNEY. I'LL ONLY BE 32 AND, YOU KNOW, STILL GOT A LOT OF SPRING IN THE OLD GIRL YET. SHE COLLECTED THE SET IN AUSTRALIA. BARBARA KENDALL WINS HER THIRD MEDAL IN SUCCESSIVE OLYMPICS. CEMENTING HERSELF AS ONE OF OUR SPORTING GREATS, HER FIFTH AND FINAL GAMES IN BEIJING. THERE IS BARBARA KENDALL. BUT YOU'LL STILL FIND HER ON THE WATER. I DO A LOT OF WINGING NOW, WHICH IS THE NEW SPORT, AND I JUST COMPETED IN THE WEEKEND AND WENT IN THE NATIONALS AND DID ALL SORTS OF THINGS. SO I STILL DO IT, BUT I DO IT JUST FOR FUN, YOU KNOW, JUST AS A` JUST BECAUSE I HATE SITTING ON THE BEACH. BUT HOW DID YOU GO? I WON THE WEEKEND. I WON THE WEEKEND'S RACING! THE WINNING SMILE STILL IN PLACE. AND THE CATCH UP WITH OTHER STORIES IN OUR NEWSMAKER REVISITED SERIES, HEAD TO THE WEBSITE: ONENEWS.CO.NZ/NEWSMAKERS ANDREW'S HERE WITH SPORT AND DO WE MENTION THE CRUSADERS? THE WORST START TO A SEASON IN THEIR SUPER HISTORY, THIS TIME HIT BY A FATEFUL BLOW LATE IN THE GAME, AS THE HURRICANES ROCKET THROUGH THE COMPETITION. IS THIS YOUNG MAN THE FLASHEST THING TO COME OUT OF PICTON SINCE LANCE CAIRNS? PLUS, ELIZA MCCARTNEY CONTINUES HER RETURN TO THE TOP. AND BENJI MARSHALL GETS SET FOR ONE OF HIS BIGGEST RUGBY LEAGUE CHALLENGES. - Hey, Toyota. - (BABY FUSSES) - WHISPERS: Got something safe? It's kind of a big deal for me now. - Yeah, take your pick! WHISPERS: 'Oh, sorry. 'These all come with Toyota Safety Sense as standard.' - Will it be looking for signs of danger? - Well, yeah. It has a pre-collision system with autonomous emergency braking. - Can it help me stay in my lane? - Actually, it can. (CAR ALARM BEEPS) - (MAN SPEAKS INDISTINCTLY) - Can it help me keep a safe distance from others? - Yep, that too. - Do you do 5am test drives? ANEI NGA KORERO HAKINAKINA O TE WA. WELCOME TO SPORT, AND TONIGHT, THE CRUSADERS ` YES, THE CHAMPION SIDE ` ARE NOW WINLESS AFTER FOUR GAMES OF THE NEW SUPER RUGBY PACIFIC SEASON, THEIR WORST START IN HISTORY. IS THE PANIC BUTTON MOVING INTO SIGHT? ON THE OTHER HAND, THE HURRICANES REMAIN UNBEATEN, SCORING THEIR FIRST WIN IN CHRISTCHURCH IN 14 YEARS. WHEN YOU'RE IN A RUT, THINGS JUST DON'T GO YOUR WAY. ASK THE CRUSADERS. OVER THEY GO, AND IT'S A TRY! THE HURRICANES SCORING IN THE 78TH MINUTE TO COME BACK AND SNATCH THE WIN. INSTEAD OF KICKING A LATE PENALTY AND GOING INTO EXTRA TIME, THE 'CANES, A MAN UP, CALLED FOR THE SCRUM. ANOTHER PENALTY, QUICK TAP, AND THE VICTORY IS IN THE SCOREBOOK. OUR ABILITY TO STAY AT THE BEST THAT WE CAN BE AT, WE THINK WE'VE GOT A REALLY GOOD CHANCE OF WINNING MOST GAMES. EARLIER, THIS WAS A GRINDING AND KICKING DAMP SORT OF GAME, THE CRUSADERS DOING WELL TO HOLD THE ATTACKING 'CANES TO JUST ONE FIRST HALF SCORE. AND LOMAX IS IN FOR THE OPENING TRY. MAKING NEARLY 250 DRAINING TACKLES, FINDING ENOUGH IN THE TANK TO KEEP HAMMERING AWAY THE OTHER END. (CROWD ERUPTS) AND HE'S OVER FOR THE TRY! THE HURRICANES CONCEDED ONLY FOUR PENALTIES THE WHOLE GAME, ONE OF THEM LATE. COUNTY'S FIRST FIVE RILEY HOHEPA ON SUPER STARTING DEBUT LOOKED LIKE BECOMING A NEW CRUSADERS HERO. CAN HE PUT THEM IN FRONT? DRIFTING TOWARDS THE POST AND OVER! HOWEVER, IN THE END, THE CRUSADERS DIDN'T DO WHAT WE'VE COME TO EXPECT. THE WELL-DRILLED 'CANES TOO MUCH. I GUESS EVERY WEEK WE TURN UP, WE THINK WE'RE A LOT CLOSER TO WHERE WE NEED TO BE, AND WE JUST HAVEN'T GOT OURSELVES OVER THE LINE YET. SO WE JUST PERSEVERE. WITH THE BLUES AND CHIEFS UP NEXT, PERSEVERANCE WILL NEED TO PAY OFF SOON. MOANA PASIFIKA, MEANTIME, NOW HAVE TWO WINS FROM FOUR ` ONE MORE THAN ALL OF LAST SEASON. BEAUTIFUL INSIDE BALL FROM LEALIIFANO TO TAUMOEFOLAU! THE IMPRESSIVE KYREN TAUMOEFOLAU, OUT OF MARLBOROUGH BOYS HIGH AND THE WAITOHI CLUB IN PICTON. A LITTLE FASTER THAN THE INTER-ISLANDER. MOANA HANGING ON 22-14. DESPITE THE ODDS, THEIR IMPRESSIVE START CONTINUES. THESE ARE CHANGING TIMES. THE HIGHLANDERS HAVE MADE IT THREE-FROM-FOUR IN DUNEDIN THIS AFTERNOON, OVERCOMING MULTIPLE INJURIES TO HOLD OFF THE BRUMBIES. THE SOUTHERNERS LOSING MULTIPLE STARTERS IN THE FIRST HALF, INCLUDING ALL BLACKS PROP ETHAN DE GROOT, WHO FAILED A HEAD INJURY CHECK. THE TWO SIDES TRADING THE LEAD THROUGHOUT BEFORE REINSTATED HIGHLANDERS CAPTAIN BILLY HARMON STEPPED UP FOR HIS SIDE. GOES HARD AND GOES STRAIGHT THROUGH THE TACKLE. BILLY HARMON TO THE LINE, AND HE SCORES. WELL, THAT IS SOME TRY, BILLY HARMON. HARMON'S HEROICS NOT ENOUGH THOUGH AS THE BRUMBIES MUSCLED OVER LATE TO WIN 27-21. MEANWHILE IN SUPER RUGBY AUPIKI, CHIEFS MANAWA CONTINUE THEIR DOMINANCE AT THE TOP OF THE LADDER, BEATING DEFENDING CHAMPIONS MATATU 38-22. MANAWA FENDING OFF A LATE SOUTHERN SURGE TO BAG THEIR THIRD STRAIGHT VICTORY. HOOKER LUKA CONNOR, UNSTOPPABLE OFF THE BACK OF THE MAUL, SCORING A HATTRICK, EXTENDING HER RECORDS AS THE COMPETITION'S ALL-TIME LEADING TRY SCORER WITH 15. 12 CAREER TRIES IN SUPER AUPIKI AND I CAN SENSE 13 COMING! CONNOR UNDER THAT RIGHT WING, AND NUMBER TWO OVER THE LINE SHE GOES! MEANWHILE THE BLUES WOMEN PUT ON A SECOND HALF CLINIC, UP 5-0 AT THE BREAK, THE FLOOD GATES THEN OPENING UP, RUNNING IN A WHOPPING SEVEN TRIES, INCLUDING THIS ONE TO NIAL WILLIAMS GUTHRIE TO DOWN HURRICANES POUA 52-5. THE WELLINGTON PHOENIX WILL NEED TO COME FROM BEHIND AGAINST SYDNEY FC IF THEY'RE TO RETURN TO THE TOP OF THE A-LEAGUE. THE 'NIX PLAYING THEIR LAST GAME IN AUCKLAND AS THE HOME TEAM FALLING BEHIND EARLY AT EDEN PARK. NOW IT IS THERE FOR ROBERT MAK. AND IN THE SIXTH MINUTE HERE AT EDEN PARK, ROBERT MAK HAS OPENED THE SCORING. THE BEST CHANCE OF THE FIRST HALF FOR THE 'NIX FALLING TO KOSTA BARBAROUSES, JUST FAILING TO LIFT THE BALL OVER THE KEEPER. SYDNEY FC STILL LEADING 1-0 EARLY IN THE SECOND HALF. ELIZA MCCARTNEY HAS CONTINUED ON HER COMEBACK PATH, THIS TIME DEFENDING HER NATIONAL POLEVAULT TITLE IN WELLINGTON THIS AFTERNOON. AT THE SAME TIME, NEWTOWN PARK WAS TREATED TO A THRILLING BATTLE FOR TOP SPOT IN THE MEN'S SHOT PUT EVENT. VICTOR WATERS WAS THERE. ELIZA MCCARTNEY KEEPING WARM AS HER 2024 SEASON BEGINS TO HEAT UP. THE 26-YEAR-OLD BIDING HER TIME AT THE ATHLETICS NATIONALS IN WELLINGTON. THERE IS ELIZA. BOTH GOT THEIR BLANKETS ON. BUT GOOD THINGS COME TO THOSE WHO WAIT, EVEN IF THERE WERE A FEW SNAGS. LOSING HER NECKLACE ON THE VAULT. MAY BE JUST GOT CAUGHT ON THE POLE. NEVER DONE THAT BEFORE. MAYBE JUST GOT THE POLE HOOKED ON IT AND IT RIPPED OFF. BUT, YEAH, IT WAS MY LITTLE NEW ZEALAND NECKLACE. DON'T KNOW IF YOU WILL SEE IT, BUT YES. IT IS IN THE SHAPE OF NEW ZEALAND, BUT IT IS GONE NOW. THE POLE VAULTER JUMPING 4.7m TODAY TO RETAIN HER NATIONAL TITLE. MCCARTNEY'S EFFORT COMING OFF THE BACK OF HER SILVER MEDAL AT THE INDOOR WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS EARLIER THIS MONTH IN GLASGOW, WHERE SHE JUMPED AN IMPRESSIVE 4.8m. MCCARTNEY ATTEMPTED TO GO 6cm BETTER TODAY, BUT COULDN'T QUITE CRACK IT. YES, IT WAS A BIT OF A TOUGH ASK COMING FROM THE UK AFTER A MAJOR LONG HAUL FLIGHT. IT IS NOT AN EASY THING ON A SLIGHTLY OLD BODY NOW. SO I AM PLEASED TO HAVE PULLED THAT OUT. TECHNICALLY I'M DRUMMING A LITTLE BIT BETTER AS WELL THEN GLASGOW, SO THAT IS REALLY PROMISING. SO FEELING REALLY GOOD ABOUT IT. TODAY'S RESULT ANOTHER STEP IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION AHEAD OF JULY'S PARIS OLYMPICS. THE WAY I AM TRACKING IS REALLY POSITIVE FOR THIS TIME OF YEAR. I'M FEELING REALLY GOOD ABOUT HOW MY TECHNIQUE IS COMING ALONG. IT IS MAINLY JUST ABOUT LOOKING AFTER YOURSELF, SAYING HEALTHY. MAKING SURE YOU DON'T DO ANYTHING SILLY. BUT I'M REALLY PLEASED WITH THE WAY COMPETITIONS HAVE BEEN TRACKING SO FAR. IT WAS A MUCH CLOSER AFFAIR IN THE MEN'S SHOT-PUT. HERE HE IS, HE GOT HOLD OF THAT ONE. JACKO GILL GETTING THE BETTER OF WORLD INDOOR SILVER MEDALLIST TOM WALSH AT NEWTOWN PARK, WITH A THROW OF 21.57m. 6cm FURTHER THAN WALSH. IT REALLY PUSHED ME ALONG, AND SO LUCKY TO HAVE THAT AMAZING THROWER IN OUR BACKYARD. SO VERY GRATEFUL FOR TOM. NEW ZEALAND'S ATHLETES TIMING THEIR LANDING, JUST IN TIME FOR PARIS. VICTOR WATERS, 1NEWS. WHITE FERNS CAPTAIN SOPHIE DEVINE WILL FEATURE IN MONDAY'S WOMEN'S PREMIER LEAGUE FINAL IN INDIA AFTER ELIMINATING FELLOW KIWI MELIE KERR. KERR AND THE DEFENDING CHAMPION MUMBAI INDIANS NEEDING JUST 20 RUNS FROM THE FINAL THREE OVERS IN THEIR CHASE OF 136. THE ROYAL CHALLENGERS BANGALORE SPINNERS DELIVERING AT THE DEATH. MISSED THE FIRST ONE, GETS THE SECOND ONE, BUT PICKS OUT DEVINE! PACE OFF. OH, IT'S SMART FROM SOPHIE MOLYNEUX. GOSH, CLEAN AGAIN! THE FIVE-RUN WIN MEANS DEVINE WILL MISS THE WHITE FERNS' FIRST T-20 AGAINST ENGLAND ON TUESDAY. KERR'S AVAILABILITY IS ALSO UNCERTAIN. THIS SUMS UP GOLF, IF YESTERDAY WAS ONE OF THE MOST MEMORABLE DAYS IN RYAN FOX'S CAREER, TODAY WAS PROBABLY ONE HE'D RATHER FORGET, MISSING THE CUT AT THE PLAYERS CHAMPIONSHIP. AFTER MAKING HISTORY YESTERDAY WITH BACK TO BACK EAGLES, THE KIWI FINDING HIMSELF IN ALL SORTS OF TROUBLE TODAY. CARDING FOUR BOGEYS AND ONE DOUBLE BOGEY TO MISS THE CUT BY TWO SHOTS. WHILE THERE WEREN'T ANY HOLES IN ONE ON THE FAMOUS 17TH TODAY, THERE WAS THIS MAGIC FROM AUSSIE MIN WOO LEE. AMERICAN WYNDHAM CLARK HOLDS A FOUR SHOT LEAD AT THE HALFWAY MARK. KIWIS LEAGUE LEGEND BENJI MARSHALL'S GETTING TO GRIPS WITH BEING A NEW HEAD COACH IN THE NRL, AND ALL THE UPS AND DOWNS THAT COME WITH THE JOB. HIS FIRST NRL GAME IN CHARGE OF THE WESTS TIGERS THIS EVENING AGAINST THE CANBERRA RAIDERS. ZION DAYAL HAS MORE. AN NRL DEBUT OF SORTS FOR BENJI MARSHALL. HE IS IN THE SADDLE, NERVOUS AND VULNERABLE. THE WESTS TIGERS CLUB LEGEND TURNED HEAD COACH... HE HAS COME UNDER SCRUTINY IN THE LAST FEW HOURS. ...ALREADY IN THE FIRING LINE AS THE GAFFER EVEN BEFORE COACHING HIS FIRST GAME. BENJI'S COME OUT AND SAID, I'M NOT A 24/7 COACH. IS THIS A ROCKSTAR WHO IS GOING TO REVOLUTIONISE COACHING, OR IS HE A COACH THAT WON'T PUT IN THE HOURS TO SUCCEED? BOTTOM LINE ` IT ISN'T TRUE. I'M IN HERE AT 5.45AM TRAINING WITH THE STAFF BEFORE THE PLAYERS GET IN, SO THEY SEE US DOING THE HARD YARDS BEFORE THEY COME. THE AUSSIES QUICK TO CRITICISE. MARSHALL QUICK TO FIGHT BACK. BECAUSE I PRIORITISE MY FAMILY. BETWEEN 5 AND 8 PM EVERY NIGHT. TO FIND A WORKLIFE BALANCE. DOESN'T MEAN I DON'T CARE ABOUT MY JOB OR WORKING HARD. A BIG JOB AHEAD OF HIM TOO, TRYING TO AVOID A THIRD WOODEN SPOON FOR THE TIGERS IN AS MANY YEARS, ON THE BACK FOOT EARLY AGAINST A WELL-DRILLED CANBERRA RAIDERS OUTFIT AND TRAILING 24-12 MIDWAY THROUGH THE SECOND HALF. BACK IN THE WINNERS CIRCLE, DEFENDING PREMIERS THE PENRITH PANTHERS. TESTED BY THE PARRAMATTA EELS, THOUGH, BOTH SIDES GOING BLOW FOR BLOW IN THE FIRST HALF. PENRITH SHOWING THEIR CLASS DOWN THE STRETCH TO WIN 26-18. THE CHAMPIONS ON THE BOARD AND DOING IT WITH THEIR TRADEMARK STYLE. THE WARRIORS HAVE A CHANCE TO END A DECADE LONG LOSING STREAK IN MELBOURNE TONIGHT AGAINST THE STORM. THE KIWI SIDE LAST WON IN MELBOURNE ON ANZAC DAY IN 2014 . IT DOESN'T GET ANY EASIER TONIGHT. THE STORM KEEPING THE DEFENDING PREMIERS PENRITH SCORELESS IN THEIR OPENING ROUND MATCH. THE WARRIORS WILL BE WITHOUT HOOKER WAYDE EGAN, THE WARRIORS WILL BE WITHOUT HOOKER WAYDE EGAN, THE WARRIORS WILL BE WITHOUT HOOKER WAYDE EGAN, WITHDRAWN WITH AN ELBOW INJURY. FREDDY LUSSICK REPLACES HIM. COMING UP ` SAM'S HERE WITH YOUR WEATHER, AND SOME MAY BE REACHING FOR THE HOT WATER BOTTLE AS TEMPERATURES BITE OVERNIGHT. ON Q&A TOMORROW ` AS HE PREPARES TO LEAVE PARLIAMENT, A CANDID INTERVIEW WITH GRANT ROBERTSON, AS HE REFLECTS ON HIS LIFE AND POLITICS. Q&A TOMORROW, 9am ON 1 AND TVNZ+. When you donate blood or plasma, you might never know how it saved a life, but we'll let you know when it does. Everyday people can save lives every day. KIA ORA, WELCOME BACK. IT WAS A STUNNING DAY FOR MOST, BUT THERE WAS CERTAINLY A CHILL IN THE AIR. MUST BE FEIJOA CHUTNEY TIME. THE COLD MORNING NOT STOPPING THESE HARDY SWIMMERS IN AUCKLAND. MEANWHILE IN WELLINGTON, LOOK AT THE SOUTHERLY ROLLING IN. HOWEVER, YOU ENDED UP WITH A PRETTY GOOD DAY. SO WHAT'S HAPPENING OUT THERE? THE FRONTS HAVE CLEARED THE NORTH ISLAND, FOLLOWED BY A COOL SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST FLOW, LEAVING LOTS OF SUNNY SKIES BEHIND. BUT A FROSTY START FOR PUKAKI AND TEKAPO ` MINUS-4 AND MINUS-3 RESPECTIVELY. MOST PLACES ABOUT 2 TO 3 DEGREES BELOW AVERAGE TEMPERATURE. EXPECT THE COOLER TEMPS TO STICK AROUND RIGHT THROUGH NEXT WEEK. BIT OF LUMPY SHOWER CLOUD IN THAT COOL FLOW. AND MORE FRONTAL CLOUD APPROACHES FROM THE SOUTH-WEST. SO, AS WE ROLL THROUGH, A RIDGE GRADUALLY BUILDS FROM THE WEST. THAT'LL STICK AROUND UNTIL WEDNESDAY THEN RECEDES TO THE NORTH ISLAND ON THURSDAY AS A FRONT MOVES ON TO THE LOWER SOUTH ISLAND. SO, AT YOUR PLACE TOMORROW. UP TOP, MAINLY FINE. POSSIBLE AFTERNOON OR EVENING SHOWER. SOUTHERLIES DYING OUT BY AFTERNOON. 21 AND 22 THROUGH HERE. TAMAKI MAKAURAU AUCKLAND ` MAINLY FINE FOR ALL. HANG OUT THE WASHING EARLY. SPRINKLERS MAY ACTIVATE AROUND 1pm. BUT THEY SHOULDN'T SPOIL THE BBQ. AUCKLAND 20. KIRIKIRIROA HAMILTON ` SIMILAR DAY THROUGH HERE. PLENTY OF SUNSHINE FOR YOUR MORNING STROLL. SOUTH-WESTERLIES DEVELOPING IN THE AFTERNOON. 20 AND 21. AND IT'S A CHILLY START OUT EAST AND FURTHER SOUTH, BUT YOU'LL WARM UP THROUGH THE DAY. CLOUDY FOR TAUMARUNUI. WHAKATANE 22. AND GET YOUR BOAT OUT, DOMINIC. STUNNING DAY FOR TAURANGA AND YOUR NEIGHBOURS. WESTERLIES SHOULD EASE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. 20 AND 21 THROUGH HERE. AS WE FLY EAST, COLD OVERNIGHT, BUT FINE FOR MOST. EVENING CLOUD DEVELOPING. CLOUDY PERIODS AND LIGHT WINDS FOR MASTERTON. 23 FOR THE TOP THREE. TO THE OPPOSITE COAST, CLOUDY PERIODS WITH THE ODD MORNING SHOWER. EVENING CLOUD AND LIGHT WINDS FOR LEVIN. 19 FOR NEW PLYMOUTH. AND COME IN THE CAPITAL, CAN'T BEAT THAT. PERFECT SCORE, PLENTY OF SUNSHINE. 19 AND 20 THROUGH HERE. AS WE SAIL ACROSS THE STRAIT, NICE DAY IN NELSON. WESTPORT, A FEW SHOWERS FOR YOU AND SOUTH-WESTERLIES TO BOOT. NELSON 21. PARTLY CLOUDY FOR OTAUTAHI CHRISTCHURCH. IN FACT, THAT GOES FOR ALL THROUGH HERE. SLIM CHANCE OF AN AFTERNOON SHOWER. MID TO HIGH TEENS FOR ALL FOUR OF YOU. PARTLY CLOUDY AND MORNING AND SHOWERS FOR GREYMOUTH AND HOKITIKA. ASHBURTON AND TIMARU. KEEP THE RAIN JACKET HANDY. CLOUD INCREASING THROUGH THE DAY. 15 AND 17. TAHUNA QUEENSTOWN CLOUDY FOR YOU AND YOUR FRIENDS. MORNING SHOWERS, BUT CLEARING TO FINE SPELLS. QUEENSTOWN 16. CLOUDY FOR THE BOTTOM OF THE SOUTH. SHOWERS INCREASING FOR MILFORD SOUND. FOR THE REST TAKE THE BROLLY WITH YOU. JUST IN CASE. OAMARU 14. AND OTEPOTI DUNEDIN. CLOUDY THROUGH HERE. SHOWERS DEVELOPING IN THE EVENING. 15 FOR DUNEDIN. SO FOR THE START OF YOUR WORKING WEEK. FOR THE NORTH ISLAND ISOLATED SHOWERS IN THE WEST. SHOWERS DEVELOPING IN THE EAST AND SOUTH. FOR THE SOUTH ISLAND, SHOWERS SPREADING UP THE EAST COAST IN THE AFTERNOON. ISOLATED SHOWERS ELSEWHERE. AND TUESDAY FOR THE NORTH ISLAND, A FEW SHOWERS SOUTH AND EAST OF TAUPO. MAINLY FINE ELSEWHERE. AND FOR THE SOUTH ISLAND SHOWERS IN THE EAST. AND A FEW SHOWERS FOR BULLER AND WESTERN NELSON. LOOKING FAIRLY DRY DOWN SOUTH. STAY WARM TONIGHT. AND THAT'S 1 NEWS THIS SATURDAY. REMEMBER YOU CAN KEEP RIGHT UP TO DATE WITH ANY DEVELOPMENTS ON OUR STORIES TONIGHT ON OUR WEBSITE, 1news.co.nz FROM US, GOOD NIGHT. CAPTIONS BY OTO SEQUEIRA AND KATE HARRIS. CAPTIONS WERE MADE WITH THE SUPPORT OF NZ ON AIR.